Air pollution simulation and geographical information systems (gis) applied to athens international airport

Theophanides, M; Anastassopoulou, J

dc.contributor.author	Theophanides, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Anastassopoulou, J	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:29:49Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:29:49Z
dc.date.issued	2009	en
dc.identifier.issn	1093-4529	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/19352
dc.subject	Air pollution	en
dc.subject	Air quality	en
dc.subject	Airport	en
dc.subject	Dispersion	en
dc.subject	Emission	en
dc.subject	GIS	en
dc.subject	Simulation	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Environmental	en
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences	en
dc.subject.other	Analysis process	en
dc.subject.other	Athens International Airport	en
dc.subject.other	Atmospheric dispersion	en
dc.subject.other	Atmospheric pollution	en
dc.subject.other	Dispersion simulations	en
dc.subject.other	Emission dispersion	en
dc.subject.other	Emission inventories	en
dc.subject.other	Emission sources	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental assessment	en
dc.subject.other	Gaussians	en
dc.subject.other	Geographical information systems	en
dc.subject.other	Measured data	en
dc.subject.other	Numerical simulation	en
dc.subject.other	Simulation engine	en
dc.subject.other	Air quality	en
dc.subject.other	Airports	en
dc.subject.other	Atmospheric movements	en
dc.subject.other	Computer simulation	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental impact	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental impact assessments	en
dc.subject.other	Geographic information systems	en
dc.subject.other	Information systems	en
dc.subject.other	Pollution	en
dc.subject.other	Dispersions	en
dc.subject.other	air pollution	en
dc.subject.other	air pollution control	en
dc.subject.other	air quality	en
dc.subject.other	airport	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	atmospheric dispersion	en
dc.subject.other	environmental impact assessment	en
dc.subject.other	geographic information system	en
dc.subject.other	kernel method	en
dc.subject.other	methodology	en
dc.subject.other	simulation	en
dc.subject.other	air pollutant	en
dc.subject.other	aviation	en
dc.subject.other	car	en
dc.subject.other	computer simulation	en
dc.subject.other	electric power plant	en
dc.subject.other	exhaust gas	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	particulate matter	en
dc.subject.other	statistical model	en
dc.subject.other	hydrocarbon	en
dc.subject.other	nitrogen oxide	en
dc.subject.other	sulfur dioxide	en
dc.subject.other	Air Pollutants, Occupational	en
dc.subject.other	Air Pollution	en
dc.subject.other	Automobiles	en
dc.subject.other	Aviation	en
dc.subject.other	Computer Simulation	en
dc.subject.other	Geographic Information Systems	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Hydrocarbons	en
dc.subject.other	Models, Statistical	en
dc.subject.other	Nitrogen Oxides	en
dc.subject.other	Particulate Matter	en
dc.subject.other	Power Plants	en
dc.subject.other	Sulfur Dioxide	en
dc.subject.other	Vehicle Emissions	en
dc.title	Air pollution simulation and geographical information systems (gis) applied to athens international airport	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1080/10934520902928354	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10934520902928354	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2009	en
heal.abstract	This study presents an improved methodology for analysing atmospheric pollution around airports using Gaussian-plume numerical simulation integrated with Geographical Information Systems (GIS). The new methodology focuses on streamlining the lengthy analysis process for Airport Environmental Impact Assessments by integrating the definition of emission sources, simulating and displaying the results in a GIS environment. One of the objectives of the research is to validate the methodology applied to the Athens International Airport, "Eleftherios Venizelos", to produce a realistic estimate of emission inventories, dispersion simulations and comparison to measured data. The methodology used a combination of the Emission Dispersion and Modelling System (EDMS) and the Atmospheric Dispersion and Modelling system (ADMS) to improve the analysis process. The second objective is to conduct numerical simulations under various adverse conditions (e.g. scenarios) and assess the dispersion in the surrounding areas. The study concludes that the use of GIS in environmental assessments provides a valuable advantage for organizing data and entering accurate geographical/topological information for the simulation engine. Emissions simulation produced estimates within 10% of published values. Dispersion simulations indicate that airport pollution will affect neighbouring cities such as Rafina and Loutsa. Presently, there are no measured controls in these areas. In some cases, airport pollution can contribute to as much as 40% of permissible EU levels in VOCs.	en
heal.publisher	TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC	en
heal.journalName	Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1080/10934520902928354	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000268249100004	en
dc.identifier.volume	44	en
dc.identifier.issue	8	en
dc.identifier.spage	758	en
dc.identifier.epage	766	en